Lawyer's Washington, DC, Hotel Stabbing Death Puzzles Investigators

Authorities in Washington, D.C., hope surveillance footage will help them solve the murder of a lawyer found dead inside a hotel room.

The body of David Messerschmitt, 30, was discovered Tuesday inside the Donovan, with multiple stab wounds.

Surveillance footage shows a person of interest in a hooded jacket and gloves, pacing in front of a lobby elevator, then climbing the stairs -- before eventually getting out on the same floor where Messerschmitt’s body was discovered.